Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THH STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8, H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star ig served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter 2 cents each. iy mall—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents per month. (Sora Seen aor Star, $1 per year, with eixn postage added, $3.00, (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) 7 All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application, ——— Se eee eee The Foening Star. No. 13,193. WASHINGTON, D.C. MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. The proof of the pudding is in Be eating. turdap’s Star contained 60 cofumns of advertisements, made up ef 1,150 separate announce: ments. Bese advertisers fought pubficitp—nof merefp Space. BOOM FOR ALLISON His Friends Working in the West for Him. —— IN THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION A Movement to Put Elkins at the Head of It. —_+__—_. THE ALLEGED PROGRAM fipecial Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 17.—The van- guard of the republican hosts to the great league convention is camped within the city walls, and two presidential booms have come with it. The arriving Ohio delegates are carefully nursing Gov. McKinley’s in- terests, while from out of Father Iowa and posts of the west comes a solid mass of workers for Allison. His candidacy for that office has heretofore been more in the nature of an expression of respect from the republicans of hia state, hut this year his supporters say they are going to push him energetically, and feel confident they will succeed in their plans. Somo of the more enthusiastic Iowa men have gone so far as to neme Robert T. Lincoln as his running mate. The Iowa delegation will be joined by the delegates from Colorado and other western states, and it is thought that the leaven will begin to work and Allison will not enly leave Iowa behind him, .but that he will be heartily supported by the we: This is causing the friends of Gov. Mc- Kinley great uneasiness, as they have con- sidered their favorite the only one who would be benefited by the convention. The theory has even heen advanced that this complication has been the prime factor in bringing the governor back to Ohio while the league is in session. The Money Question, The west is divided on the money ques- tion and the east comes for gold. Many fighters are numbered among the silver advocates, and a lively contest will be on that lire. A strong effort will be made by the eastern delegates to have the question Gropped, and let the national republican convention fight it out. On the other hand, the west is equally anxious to force an ex- pression in favor of free silver. The con- vention will be unique, In that among the delegates will be a number of ladies, and in that it will be among the first in the country. More is heard regarding the candidacy of the different men for the office of pres- ident of the league than of silver, but the silver cry will be raised when the west ar- vives. For President of the League. D. D. Woodmansee of Cincinnati, pfesi- dent of the Ohio League, will not permit is name to be presented for the presi- dency. He will sit in a position that will insure his being struck should the light- ning play a freak. The candidacy of Mr. John Goodnow, which was at one time regarded with some favor, has become a matter of history, and Mr. Goodnow says that under no circum- stances will he accept the office. The McAlpin men in the east received a scare Saturday by the rumor that Senator-elect Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia is a candidate and that he has so arranged his plans that he will come to this city with a powerful support and with a few adroit maneuvers stampede the convention and secure the election. The mere rumor has startled them, and coming as it has, at the eleventh hour, is sald to be an indication that the Senator has laid his plans well and that the fight may be a bitter one. The McAlpin men had not considered Elkins as a factor in the race. It was generally presumed that the Senator from West Virginia had his eye on the United States presidential plura and had concluded that in the event that he could get that he would make a hust- ling fight for the vice presidency. The Elkins Movement. This presumption has not been refuted, and it is said that Mr. Elkins’ move in at- tempting to be elected president of the league is merely to strengthen his support for the struggle of ‘ His little 1% boom- let has as yet not appeared, and his friends argue that the election to the presidency of the league would be the means of bring- ing {: from its present chrysalis. The plan which his friends have settled upon is said to split to the east and west, bringing in Eikins as a dark horse. The silver question is said to be the means by which his friends will make the Senator a possible candidate. The western delegations wiil nearly equal in number the eastern delegations. New York will stand in for McAipin, as will sever: the other eastern states. Eikins’ argue that the western delegations will stand firm for the election of a silver man and will fight icoth and nail to have one elected. New York and the other eastern states will fight with an equal determina- tion for an anti-silver man. When the fight is at its height the Elkins en will spring their man. The town is in gala dress and the weath- er {s as balmy as Wash‘ngton in April. Feeling of the West. By Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 17.—C. E. Al- Ten, one of the delegates to the league convention from Utah, has arrived in this Mr. Allen is a champion of free ‘0 a reporter he expressed his views on this question and what the result of a straddle by the league would be upon the western states. “The action of this convention,” said Mr. Allen, ‘whether {t is for or against silver, will not have the slightest effect on the people of the west. They feel too deeply on this matter to be influenced by @ mere declaration of such a body as this. I will say, however, that if the national republican convention does not nominate a free silver man, on a free silver plat- form, the party need not expect to carry @ state west of the Mississippi river.” “What ticket, If both democrats and republicans straddl asked the reporter, “will the west vote? “They will vote the ticket of the party @eclaring for silver,” replied Mr. Allen. — ON BUNKER HILL. Celebrating the 128th Anniversary of the Battie, BOSTON, June 11.--The celebration of the ono hundred and twenty-eighth annl- versary of the battle of Bunker Hill began at Charleston this morning with the firing of cannon, the ringing of bells and the rat- tle of exploding flrecrac! Masons from eighty Masonic bodies from all sections of the State and country celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the of the monument, where Gov. 8 this forenoon delivered the oration of the @ay The Cleveland ball club defeated the Bostons by 10 to 9, making 12 hits and 4 errors to 13 hits and 2 errors. =~ Will Filed. Tho will of the late Mary Gertrude Aus- tin, dated May 24, 1895, and filed today, ap- points Dr. John T. Cole executor and @uardian of her two daughters. The de- ceased directs that the estate shall be con- ¥erted into money and the proceeds rein- Yested for the support of the two children. EG their marriage or upon reaching ma- ity they are to have an equal share, and the event of their death the estate shail Femain !n the executer. | Any one of the number TO BE APPOINTED ON TRIAL District Employes to Serve Six Months on Probation. Applicants for the Position of Axssist- ant Building Inspector—One New Clerkship. District appointments will hereafter he made for a probationary period of six months. This has been decided by the Commissioners, and an order issued’ ac- cordingly. Why this was done has been a question that has agitated the office seek- ers. It is well known that a large ma- Jority of appointments in the District ser- vice up to the present time have been made through congressional Influence. When Congress is in session every vacancy that occurs {fs immediately sought by a number of Congressmen, and the Commissioners are often greatly embarrassed. Men are forced upon tke District in this way who are thoroughly incompetent. It has often happened that to keep one of these incom- petents at work the Commissioners have been obliged to shift the clerkg In an en- tire office to make a place for him. The new order will obviate all this. If after a man receives an appointment he is found inefficient, then the Commissioners will peremptorily remove him. The order re- fers to all appointments on the permanent roll. This includes the police. At the pres- ent time Chief Parris of the fire depart- ment refuses to make any appointments on the permanent roil until after a period of six months has elapsed, during which time he has an excellent opportunity of judging the man’s qualifications. If this is necessary to the proper selection of fire- men, it is equally important in the selection of policemen, for only men of good discre- tion, who are sober and gentlemanly, are fit for such positions of trust. The First Change. The firgt appointment madeeunder the new order was made Saturday, when, as exclusively stated in The Star of June 10, the Commissioners promoted /George W. Evans, a clerk in the assessor's office, to the new clerkship provided for in the new appropriation bill. D. W. Winchell was ay pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of W. J. Donivan to the position vacated by Evans. Now that these positions are filled the office seekers are turning their attention to Commissioner Ross, in the hope that cne of them will secure the position of secretary to the president of the board. But, as stated in The Star several days ago, Commissioner Ross has already made his appointment, which will be in the form of a promotion of one of the clerks in the executive office. Commissioner Ross has elready stood up for promotions due to geod service records, and it is no new thing for him. He has always been a strict advocate of extending the civil serv- ice to the District government, and when Corgress convenes he will try to have a till passed having such a thing in view. Assistant Building Inspector. Perhaps the greatest scramble has been for the pcsition of assistant inspector of buildings. Over thirty applicants have applied fer the position, and are doing all in their power to receive the plum. Of this number there are at least a dozen who are backed by the strongest kind of indorsements. They are all excellent men, and when the time comes for appointing one of them the Commissioners will find themselves confronted with at least ten men, any one of whom would be accepta- ble to Building Inspector Brady. It was learned today that the Commissioners would make the appointment, and that Building Inspector Brady would make no recommendation in the matter. Mr. Brady says he has no favorites to recommend. ated above would satisfy him. They are all competent men and would fill the bill. Inspector Brady will make an indorsement upon each appli- cation and send it fotward. The Commis sioners will look them over and then make the appointment. _——— CIVIL SERVICE RULES. They Will Be Enforced by the Dis- trict Commissioners. The Commissioners have decided to make and enforce full civil service rules as to all permanent District appointments. The rule is to apply to such places as are filled under civil service cules in other departments. DR. CASE. Secretary Herbert Will Give the Ac- cused a Hearing. The case of Medical Director Kershner of the navy is now before the Secretary of the Navy. At the instance of the friends of that officer he has agreed to hear an argu- ment by his counsel before taking final ac- tion, The hearing will take place at the Navy Department in a few days. Both sides will be heard. Judge Choate will probably speak in behalf of Dr. Kershner, and the judge advocate general of the navy will represent the court which tried the case. Supposed Result of the Court-Martial. This officer was recently court-martialed at New York on two charges of scandal- ous conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline. One of the charges was that he published official correspond- ence in violation of the regulations, and the other charge was that he committed perjury in having denied that act. Al- though not officially admitted, it is gen- erally understood that he was convicted of one or both charges and sentenced to be dismissed the service. As is well known, these charges grew out of a difference of opinion between Ad- miral Meade and Dr. Kershner as to the officer’s duty while the North Atlantic squadron was cruising in the West Indies in the spring. The surgeon refused to re- spond to a call for medical aid from a mer- chant vessel on the ground that he did not wish to jeopardize the health of the officers and crew of the ship to which he was at- tached. He feared that it might be a case of yellow fever, and that his attending it might possibly result {n introducing the contagion on the warship. Now Under Arrest. Admiral Meade reprimanded him severely for his conduct, and the correspondence between the two got into the newspapers— a most serious offense in the eyes of the officials of the Navy Department. Dr. Kershner has been detached from duty and is under arrest In New York, pending a settlement of his case. He has a brilliant war record and his many friends are en- deavoring to secure a mitigation of his sen- tence. The case will eventually go to the President for action. The Case Settled. In the case of Jchn J. Shipman against the late William Fletcher. and in the coun- ter suit of Fletcher against Shipman, the court of-appeals of Virginia has rendered @ decision in favor of Fletcher in both cases. The men were business partners here for quite a long time, and in Febru- ary, 1878, Shipman sued to set aside an award made in March, 1877, in favor of Fletcher for work done by them under the board of public works and District Com- missioners. Shipman claimed about $100,- 600 to be due him, but the last commisston- er in the case awarded him $14,457, with interest from April 1, 1876, but in the oth settlements Shipman was found te be in- } debted to Fletcher. FOR SOUND MONEY Ex-Congressman Cooper on the Drift of Sentiment, BOTH PARTIES WILL DECLARE FOR I? No Strengthening of the-Populists Likely. : GEN. HARRISON’S CHANCES Ex-Representative George W. Cooper of Indiana arrived in this city this afternoon from his home in Columbus. Mr. Cooper is one of the prominent democrats of Indiana who has stood firmly for sound money and the policy of the administration, while the great free silver tidal wave has swept over the country, and he Is today as firmly wedded to that policy as he was when he voted for the repeal of the Sherman law during the last Congress. “It is really a symbol of thoughtfulness and intelligence,” said Mr. Cooper to a Star reporter this afternoon, “for a man to favor sound money. This may sound some- what egotistical, but I believe it to be a fact. In Indiana I know hundre@&S of men who have been free silver men, but who haye declared themselves for sound money. In my home I meet such men daily. On the other hand, I cannot recall one instance in which a man has favored sound money and has then gone over to the free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 without any restriction as to an international agree- ment. “There is another element that, I am sorry to say, is showing itself in this sil- ver debate. It is hard on silver men to ray that they are influenced by dishonesty in wanting free coinage. But only a short time ago in my own town a speech favor- ing free coinage was made by a man who admitted that he was deeply in debt, that he thought 85 per cent of the people of the entire country were in debt, and if they would have free coinage they could pay off their obligations in a currency less val- uable than that under which those obliga- tions were contracted. That speech was given out for publication, and that argu- ment was looked upon as an important one. If that is not dishonest, I do not know what dishonesty is. Drift in Favor of Sound Money. “But, as I have said, I believe the drift today is very much in favor of sound money. So far as the democratle party is éoncerned in its national platform, it has always stood for an hcnest policy and a sound currency, if we except the platform of 1899, which was in favor of paying off the national debt in greenbacks, or, in other words, paying off a debt.with another debt. Of course, it is unfortunate, and I am sorry to have’ to say that the demo- crats of the country are not so well school- ed on the financial question us are the republicans. “During the long term of power of the republican party that party had to carry out a financial poljey while the democrats’ campaigns were chiefly carried through criticism. I do not believe that at any period, if the democrats had come into and if they should come into power ‘7, whatever should be the platform on which they had gained suecess, that the administration would have the rashness to actually leap into unlimited, independent, free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. It is well enough for a horse to balk and rear when it has no load on its back, but when it is aded the situation is different. With the sponsibility for the result of free comage of silver resting on their shoulders, no President or Secretary of State, and no administration would actually put such a policy into execution. The results would be too di strous, “But I firmly@believe that the democratic perty, as well as the republican party, will adopt a sound money platform in its na- ticnal convention. What is more 1 believe that the silver democrats will support the nominee of their party. I find in Indiana that, while the free silver sentiment has been so general, many democrats are caused to come into support of the admin- istration- and of a sound money policy by the abuse that is being thrown on the President and Secretary Carlisle. The par- ty feeling among democrats ts very strong and while men will fight for certain prin- -ciples when it comes to giving up their perty they hesitate. No Strengthening of the Populists. “It is for this reason that I do not antici- pate any great strengthening of the popu- lists from either the republican or demo- cratic ranks.. The populists have no leaders that the country would place confidence in. To be sure, a man may get great no- toriety and be talked of in all the papers of the United States by not wearing his socks, but when it comes to having the peo- ple of the country place the administration of public affairs in the hands of men who have gained notoriety in various ways, it is a different matter. “I think there 1s no danger of the people of this country giving their support to Jerry Simpson, to Mr, Sibley, to Peffer or to others who might be named in connec- tion with them. To be sure, these gentle- men have good qualities, and I do not wish to speak too harshly against them, but they are not the ones with whom to place the responsibility for administering the af- efairs of a great government. This is an off year, and politics cannot be seen in its most serious light at such a time. I be- lieve that were a vote to be taken ioday on free coinage of silver the south and the west, regardless of party lines, would favor free coinage. But we have before us a year in which te educate the voters, and by the time the national conventions meet the se- rious peopie of the country will have seen that free coinage is not a practicable meas- ure.” Marrison’s Chances for Renomination “How do you regard Mr. Harrison's chances for renomination?’ The Star re- porter asked. “I believe that Mr. Harrison will be nom- inated by the republican party. I believe that Indiana will favor him. When I left Washington, upon the adjournment of Con- gress, I thought that Mr. Harrison had no chance whatever. That opinion was, per- haps, formed because of my association with men who favored Mr. Reed and Mr. McKinley. But since then I have secu such overwhelming evidence of Mr. Harri- son's strength that I am convinced that he will be renominated. Mr. Harrison cannot be blamed for the Sherman law by any of the leading republican candidates. Mr. McKinley voted for it, and Mr. Crisp as- sisted in its passage. “The Harrison administration must be | pronounced a good one by all these repub- lican leaders, and then there is a sentiment throughout the country in regard to Mr. Harrison because he was defeated by Mr. Cleveland.” “Will Mr. cli, £ should not be surprised. I would Ike to see him come if it were not for his free silver ideas, but that is just what may bring him. As the state is redistricted Mr. Holman has six counties in his present dis- trict that were in his district when he was elected to the Fifty-third Congress. Not only that-—at one time or another all the counties of his present district have been Holman come back to Con- j representeé by him in Congress, and he has a personal acquaintance with all the peo- ple.” Mr. Cooper’s defeat for election to the Fifty-fourth Congress was brought about by the great tidal wave that threw so many men in the background because they were democrats and because they had to bear the unpopularity of the administration and of Congress.” Mr. Cooper is now practicing law and is doing well. He will remain in Washington several days before returning to Columbus. GONE TO GRAY GABLES The President Left the City on an Early Train This Morning. Will Take Mr. Benedict’s Yacht at Jersey City—No Appointments Made as Yet. The statement, in Saturday’s Star, that if the President did not leave the city Sun- day he would certairly get away today is verified. He left here this morning by the 7:05 train of the Pennsylvania road, due at Jersey City about 1-o’clock. He occupied the private car of Mr. Thompson, vice president of that road, and had his private secretary, Mr. H. T. Thurber, as his sole companion, so far, at least, as the land portion of the trip to Gray Gables is con- cerned. It was reported that Dr. O'Reilly, the President’s military physician, was in the party, but the report could not be con- firmed. To Continue on a Yacht. At Jersey City the distinguished travel- ers will be hurriedly transferred to Mr. Benedict's beautiful yacht Oneida, which will have steam up and her lines ready to cast off as soon as the presidential party is safely aboard. The yacht will be waiting at the Pennsylvania railroad ferry, and the party will be transferred from train to vessel with as little delay and publicity as pcssible. The President desires to avoid a demonstration. That is supposed to be his main reasor. for declining to attend the Harlera River canal celebration, which will be in progress while the President's yacht steams down the Hudson river on her way to Buzzard’s bay. No Appointments Made. Contrary to expectations, no appoint- ments were announced at the White House this morning, and the people who have been looking for official changes will be kept in suspense indefinitely. Mr. Pruden will be in charge of affairs at the White House until the President returns in the fall. In his temporary ‘absence this morn- ing Mr. O'Brien was the senior officer in charge, and he stated that so far as he knew the President had left nothing for the press, appointments or anything else. It was stated that executive acts performed by the President at Gray Gables will be announced from the White House, accord- Ing to the rule adopted last year. Ordi- Lary correspondence will be conducted by mail, but the telegraph will be used liber- ally whenever occasion required, The Pres- ident and party will spend the night on the sound, and arrive at Gray Gables tomor- row morning. Arrival at New York. NEW YORK, June 17.—President Cleve- land, accompanied by his private secretary, Henry G., Thurber, and erie i ar- rived at the Pennsylvania cypot in Jersey City at 12:45 this afternook, The party was met by Station Master Kieffer and taken down the baggage elevator from the upper platform to the lower one. On their arrival there the presidential party were greeted by 5. C. Benedict, and they wafk- ed to where the steamer John E. Moore was tied up. From the deck of the Moore they descended into Mr. Benedict’s steam launch nd were quickly transferred to the steam acht Oneida, which was lying in the North river about 500 yards off shore. ‘The President, who was dressed in a brewnish-colored business suit and a straw hat, greeted Mr. Benedict very warmly and chatted pleasantly to his host as they walked from the depot to the end of the pier. At 1 o'clock the Onelda weighed anchor and steamed down the river en route to Buzazrd’s Bay. Outside the railroad officials very few of those who were present in the depot when the train arrived were aware of Mr. Cleve- land’s presence. ee - NEWS FROM THE CUBANS. The Insurgents Admit That Marti is Dead. The following letter, written by Maj. F. P. Hann of the Cuban army, and dated Arensas River, Cuba, June 10, has been received by a friend in Gainesville, Fla. Maj. Hann was formerly from Pennsyl- vania and has been in the Cuban service three months: “The most important expedition that has reached Cuban soil from the United States was landed today at this point. It consists of 100 men, 1,000 repeating rifles, 2,000,000 rounds of ammunition and. $250,000 in gold, under command of Col. Hernandez. The vessel which conveyed it left Key West June 6, and sailed for Bahia Island, where it took on the men and cargo. She was chased twice by Spanish cruisers, but managed to out-steam them and arrived here before day this morning. We are now making arrangements to join Gomez at Tunas, province of Camagney, where he has his headquarters for the present. We have a march of about forty miles before us, but hope to join him on the 12th. The landing was protected by a battalion of troops from Gomez's army, who hoped to rejoin him without serious fighting, as no Spanish soldiers are in this immediate neighborhood. I am just recovering from an attack of yellow fever, but shall risk joining my command again. “We have positive news that Marti is dead. He was betrayed into Spanish hands by # trusted Cuban guide and shot down in cold blood, before he could escape. I hope to have more definite news of his death and other matters as soon as I rejoin my command.” ———_+e+-_____ LONE STAR CIVILIZATION, Col. Sterett’s Plan to Inform the East of Texas’ Advanced Culture. Col. Wm. G. Sterett of Texas has a pro- ject on hand for the enlightenment of east- ern tenderfeet on the subject of charac- ter of his state and its inhgbitants. Col. Sterett has resided in Washington several years as the correspondent of the Dallas News, and he has become aware that there is a general impression in the east that Texas is inhabited by half-civilized cow- boys, and that its improvements are like unto those of an Indian town. In order to bring about a better understanding of the great resources of the state and to show the advanced condition of everything there, Col, Sterett is working up a project to give a mammoth excursion from Washing- ton to Texas, this excursion party to be made up of newspaper correspondents, who will promise to write their honest impres- sions of the state. “There is no state in the United States,” said Col. Sterett to a Star reporter toda} “that has so high an average of Intell gence among the masses of the people. There is not one man in a thousand in Texas who cannot read and write, and this includes the colored populdtion of the state. The people are prcgressive and intelligent. No other state of the Unton-hds so high a standard of intelligence. 33 think it would pay the railroads to give free. transporta- tion to a party of correspondents, so that the true condition of the state might be- come better known.” Représentative Jo. Abbott is interested in Col. Sterett’s pro- ject, and will do all he can to see its real- ization. fair had the charge been different. AN INQUIRY ORDERED|2°T# MEN KILCED/HARLEM SHIP CANAL Commissioners Will Have Proctor’s Raid Investigated. COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DETECTIVES Results of Recent Criticisms of the Corps. MR. MULLOWNY’S STATEMENT _——— The Commissioners have ordered a com- plete investigation of the circumstances at- tending the raid on a room in the house of W. H. Main Thursday night, when George Maxwell, a patent office examiner, and Annie Fynan, a clerk in the mail bag repair sho, were arrested on a charge of viola ing the Edmunds law, as stated in Friday’s Star. Just when and how the investigation is to be made is not yet known, but it is thought that the matter will come before the trial board, in order that all the evi- dence may be reduced to writing and sub- mitted to the Commissioners for final ac- tion, This action on the part of the Com- missioners, it is believed by some persons, is to be the beginning ot a general investi- gation of the detective corps, as rumors to this effect were in circulation some days ago. When this rumor was first circulated last week it was stated on good authority that some changes were to be made. Just what they were was not mentioned, but it was said that at least three of the de- tectives had been marked and would either be relieved from duty or returned to pre- cinct duty. Detective Criticined. Concerning the arrest of Maxwell and Miss Fynan, Detective Proctor has come in for the largest share of the criticism. It is claimed by many that he went en- urely too far in his efforts to arrest the young couple. There are some who go so far as to say that the manner in which the arrest was made was illegal and that if Maxwell had used a weapon in the dark room and had killed elther Detective: Proc- tor or Gallaher he could never have been convicted on ahy charge. Inspector Hollinberger says that his men arrested two persons who were charged with violating a law, and that nothing would have ever been said about the af- Had there been some other law violated the affair would never have been commented upon, he says. When the case was first reported to him he refused to have any- thing to do with it, but when a request came from Mr. Mullowny, representing the District attorney’s office, he could do noth- ing but comply with the request. Not Penitent. Prosecuting Attorney Mullowny has no regrets about the case, and says all this talk about the officers going to the house and arresting these people makes him tired. Had the offenders been violators of the policy law, or thieves, or some other law had been violated, nothing would have been said. He says the officers did right, and he is satisfied that the arrest has done some good in other directions. One case of this kind, he says, will do more good than a number of arrests for other offenses. Editor Chase of the Bee in the next issue of his paper will commend Detective Proctor for his work, so he toid a Star reperter today. He says that for several weeks raids of the same kind have been made on colored people’s houses, and there Was no criticism until somebody a little higher got caught. —— MISS DODGE RECOVERIN She Had Completed the Life of James G. Blaine Before Her Ilness. The late James G. Blaine made Miss Mary Abigail Dodge (Gail Hamilton) his literary executor. To her was delivered soon after his death a vast mass of man- useript, letters from public men, private memoranda and many things which a man whose life had been devoted to politics ac- cumulates. The friends of Mr. Blaine, and possibly some of his enemies, were there- fore made anxious when they heard of the illness of Miss Dodge, and of the fear that she could not recover, as to the fate of the “life” of the great statesman, which she had undertaken. It has recently beon ascertained that shortly before she came to Washington she had finished the iast chapter of this work, upon which she had been laboriously en- gaged since the death of Mr. Blaine, and that she had received the proofs of that chapter from her Boston publishers just before she was stricken with the attack, which, it was expected and feared, would prove fatal. So that even if Miss Dodge had not recovered the world would not have been deprived of the work upon which she has been so long engaged. It is now said, however, that Miss Dodge may not only recover her bodily health, but that she may be able later to resume her literary pursuits. She expects to be able to return to her home in Salem, Mass., the latter part of the present week, unless there shall be another relapse. —____- oe —_____ SECRETARY LAMONT’S TOUR. He Will Inspect Several Important Military Post: Secretary Lamont left here this after- nocn for a visit to the Yellowstone. He will combine business with pleasure and will inspect several of the more important military posts in the northwest. He will make a tour through the celebrated Yellow- stcne valley and may possibly extend his trip as far as San Francisco. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Lamont and family and also by Quartermaster General Batch- elder. The trip, which will occupy about ¢ month’s time, will be made as far as possi- ble in a private car. The friends of Secre- tary Lamont desire to have it stated that he will defray the expense of the jour- ney out of his own pocket, and that it is in no sense a junket at public expense. Assistant Secretary Doe will act as Secre- tary of War during Secretary Lamont’s ab- sence. —e——_____ International Postal Convention. Edward Hahn, director of the interna- tional postal bureau at Berne, Switzerland, accompanied by Mr. Pioda, the Swiss min- ister, had an interview today with Post- master General Wilson. Mr. Hahn will re- main here a week or ten days and will have several conferences with the Post- master General and Capt. Brooks, the su- perintendent of foreign mails. The object of his visit here is to make the prelimi- nary arrangements for the next interna- tional postal convention, including the date and place of meeting. —__-e—. Staunton All Right Again. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, STAUNTON, June 17.—The hospital camp is nearly deserted. Dr. Catlett is preparing to burn up the buildings, and nearly all traces of the epidemio will have been ex- tinguished by Wednesday. No new cases of local genesis have occurred. One case of chickenpox came here from Virginia Beach and was reported Saturday. The country people are resuming thelr normal relations with the city. Another Tragedy Due to an Insecure Scaffold. Two Workmen Fell Twenty Feet on Their Heads—Father of a Family and Well-Known, An Insecure scaffold—the old story—this morning almost instantly caused the death of two white men, both in the prime of life and the heads of families. The unfor- tunates were Rogerie Davis, fifty-five years of age, who resided at 635 H street south- west, and Robert Phillips, thirty-nine years of age. No information in regard to the latter could be obtained from his employer cr fellow-workmen, but at a late hour this afternoon the police were successful in locating the family of the dead mn at 4th and E streets northeast. The victims of the unfortunate accident were iron workers, in the employ ef A. S. Reavis, a cornicemaker, whose establish- ment is at 632 K street southwest. Both had been working for Mr. Reavis for over three years, and during the last two weeks were engaged in fitting galvanized iron cornices on the building now in course of erection for Mr. Ferdinand Smith, at 1124 12th street northwest, directly north of the Ascension Church, and separated from that edifice by an alley. On reaching the scene of their labors this morning Davis and Phillips constructed a scaffold about a bay window projecting from the second story near the rear of the building on the alley side. They then began to fit a galvanized iron cornice about the roof cf the bay window. At 9:20 o'clock both men were at work at one end of the scaffold when the beam directly beneath them parted and they were precipitated to the ground, their heads striking first on the hard paving blocks. The falling cor- nice and the shattered timbers made a loud crash and attracted a large number of persons to the scene. Other workmen rushed to the assistance of the injured men, several physicians residing in the vicinity were summoned and the police ambulance sent for. Just as the wagon arrived, about fifteen minutes after the fall occurred, the men expired, ne‘ther having uttered a word. The bodies were removed to the morgue and work on the building suspended for the remainder of the day. A message to the effect that Davis was badly hurt was sent to his home, and his two sons hastened to -the sixth’ precinct station and there learned the sad news of the death. Later the wife and daughter of the deceased were informed of the awful occurrence and were prostrated with grief thereat. The body was removed from the morgue to the home‘of the family and pre- pared for burial. As stated, Davis leaves a wife, a grown daughter and two sons, age@ twenty-five years and sixteen years re- spectively. A nephew also resided with the family. Davis was an inventor of some note, and himself and family have been held in high regard by their neighbors. Mrs. Davis and her daughter were preparing to attend the funeral of a friend when the news of the death of the husband and father was broken to them. ° Deputy Coroner Glazebrook will hold an inquest over the remains of one of the men tomorrow morning, at 11 o'clock, at Lee's undertaking establishment. a GETTING EVIDENCE. Affidavits in Plenty for the Governor of Virginia. It is now certain that the board of trade will furnish Gov. O'Ferrall of Virginia the necessary proof concerning the gambling places on the Virginia shore, overlooking this city, for yesterday four policemen, de- tailed by order of Commissioner Trues- dell and two specially employed detec- tives made a trip to the other side, and it is said participated in some of the games, but with what success the men have not yet reported. It is certain, however, that enough evidence to warrant any jury in the world in finding a verdict for the state was obtained, and when these officers have finished their task the committee of the board of trade will furnish Gov. O'Ferrall the evidence and then the attorney geueral for the state will have an opportunity to begin the work of prosecuting the men in Alexandria county. The six men got evidence on whisky sellers and gamblers of all sorts, all along the line, from near the Chain bridge to St. Asaph’s race track, and today they sub- mitted their reports to Chief Clerk S: ter of the police department, who turned them over to Mr. Moore and Mr. Wight of the board of trade committee. These reports are to be put in the form of affidavits and submitted to a meeting of the entire committee, which will be held to- morrow afternoon. When the committee approve them they will be forwarded to Goy. O'Ferrall. Mr. Wight this afternoon addressed a letter to Governor O'Ferrall, asking him when it will be convenient for him to meet a member of the committee with the af- fidavits. It is the intention of the com- mittee to have all the evidence in the bards of the governor before the close of the week in order that the proceedings against the violators of law may be start- ed as early as possible. When the county election was held only a short time ago and Sheriff Veitch was defeated some of the places pretended that they had closed thelr doors, but this, It was thought, was only a temporary affair, or, as the police call it, a “bluff,” and the games found in operation yesterday proved that the police were not wrong in their belief. The reports of the men sent over yester- Gay are amusing es well as interesting, for one set of men knew nothing about’ the employment of the other set, and the re- port of each puts the members of the other in the various gambling places try- ing their luck at keno, hazard or some other game conducted in violation of law. Members of the committee are well pleased with the work done by the men yesterday and feel certain that the evidence will se- cure convictions of the offenders. FUEL AND ICE, Awards Made for Supply in the Dif- ferent Departments. The departmental commission on miscel- laneous supplies, of which Assistant Seore- tary Hamlin is chairman, has acted upon the bids for ice and fuel for all the execu- tive departments in this city, including the offices of the District buildings. The com- mission recommends the award of contracts for ice as follows: : Hygienic Ice Company—Interior Depart- ment, at 17 cents per 100 pounds; Justice, at 19 cents; Post Office, at 18 cents; Agri- culture, 17 cents; insane asylum, 18 8-4 cents; government printing office, 17 cents; District of Columbia government, 19 cents; Smithsonian Institution, at 18 cents, and Zoological Park, at 30 cents. HB. M. Willis—Treasury Department, at 14 14 cents. - National Capital Ice Company—Fish com- mission, 24-cents. Independent Ice Company—State, War and Navy Departments, at 16 3-4 cents; In- terior Department, at 17 cents, and Naval Observatory, at 80 cents. These prices are considerably lower than those of last year, when the lowest price aid was 22 1-4 cents for the Treasury partment, while the average for all was about 25 cents. Contracts for fuel were secured by J. ey, Dove, G. L. Sheriff, John Kennedy, Ww. Mariow, Charles Werner, W. x Baum, Jno. T. Agnew & Co., J. A. Ross, J. B. Chapman, Jno. B. Daish, W. L. Read, National Supply Investment Co. V. B. Johnson, John Miller, Johnson Bros. and Miller, Robbins & Co. Connecting Hudson River and Long Island. GREAT LAND AND MARINE PARADE Over Fifty Thousand Persons Saw the Pageant. GREAT DAY FOR NEW YORK —_— + NEW YORK, June 17.—Harlem ship canal, which connects the Hudson river with Long Island sound, was formally opened this afternoon with a great aquatic and land parade, in which the United States army and navy, the state militia and naval reserve, the city police and fire departments and numerous civic bodies were represented. The parade was watched by 50,000 per- sons or nfore stationed along the line of march and on the banks of the canal. The ceremony of pouring two barrels of water from the great lakes into the canal, sym bolizing the union of the lakes with the sound, was accompanied by the firing of cannon by the United States cruiser Cin- cimnati. Mayor Strong went through the canal on the steamer Elaine, leaving the dock at the foot of West 22d street at 11 o'clock, Accompanying him were Poste master Dayton, Controller Fitch, Mayor F. L. Schofield of Hartford, Mayor P. Fy Wanser of Jersey City, Mayor Jacob W. Conte of Schenectady, Mayor C. W. Ar nold of Poughkeepsie, Mayor John @, Peene of Yonkers, Mayor A. C. Hendricks of New Haven and Mayor Olney of Provi- dence. _ At Oak Point they met the Invited guests in both parades and partook of a banquet in the pavilion overlooking the sound. Among the visitors were Gov. Coffin of Connecticut, Gov. Werts of New Je! '. Mayer Lewis of Rochester, Mayor EB, Jewett of Buffalo, President Seth Low of Columbia College, Andrew H. Green, Cor- nelius N. Bliss, Vernon C. Brown, president of the Maritime Association; E. R. Steers, president of the Twelfth Ward Bank; John T. Agnew, Richard R. Seidenburg, ‘presi- dent of the New York cotton exchange; George DeForrest Barton and Charles L. Adams. The speeches in the Oak Point pavilion will, it is expected, be few and brief, and all will be over before 5 o'clock, but the actual celebration of the event will not close until night. —.__ TRIED TO BURN THE TOWN. Nearly a Quarter Million Dollars Loss at Greenville, Ohio. CHICAGO, June 17.—A epecial Greenville, Ohio, seys: Fire broke out in a stable in the rear of the Winter block, surrounded by business houses, and spread rapidly, burning up Mozart's store, Westerfield’s wholesale house, three printing offices, the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, Vive dwellings, a large livery stable and damaging several other dwellings and business houses. Piqua and Richmond were telegraphed to for assistance. The fire was the work of incendiarism and in the excitement thieves looted the town. Two ineffectual attempts were made to set fire to buildings in different parts of the city. Two persons are reported injured. They are Charles Dalrymple of the Mozart store and Dell Daughterty, a member of the city fire department. ‘The latter’s injuries are on the heail and are of a serious nature. The entire loss at a conservative esti- mate will reach $225,000. ao CELEBRATING COLONIAL VALOR. from Monument in Memory of the Capture of Louisburg. LOUISBURG, Cape Breton, June 17.—Un- der the auspices of the Society of Colonial Wars, ancient Louisburg is today engaged in celebrating the ene hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the capture by New Eng- land troops of what was one of the most formidable fortresses in America. The monument to commemorate the cap- ture of the fortress was dedicated this af- ternoon. It is a granite shaft, twenty-six feet in height, and stands near the ruing cf _the old King’s bastion and citadel. The dedicatory exercises consisted of prayer by Rev. C. E. Stevens, addresses by: representatives of Massachuset New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jer- sey, New Hampshire and Vermont. An oration by J. G. Burinot, representing the Royal Society of Canada, and an address by United States Consul-Ingraham of Nova Scotia, and an address by E. P. Wheeler of Halifax, after which Lieut. Gov. Daly of Nova Scotia eiled the monument in be- half of the Earl of Aberdeen, governor general of Canada. ———_—_ NEW YORK POLICE CASES. Inspector McLaughlin's Sentence W Postponed. NEW YORK, June 17.—Sentence was not passed upon ex-Police Inspector McLaugh- lin today, as was expected, but deferred until Wednesday to allow Justice Barem rett to examine into the legality of the ac- tion of the police board in dismissing In- spector McLaughlin from the police force. He wished to. determine whether he was abcut to sentence McLaughlin as a private citizen or as an inspector. District Attorney Fellows, in the court of oyer and terminer, today moved for the dismissal of the indictments in the cases of ex-Police Captain Michael Doherty, Police Captain John J. Donohue and ex-Park Commissioners George C. Clausen, Nathan Straus and A. B. Tappen. ————— GENTRY’S TRIAL POSTPONED. The Murderer of Madge Yorke Pale and Careworn. PHILADELPHIA, June 17.—James B. Gentry, the actor, who shot and killed Winifred Drysdale, known to the stage as Madge Yorke, on February 17 last, at Zeiss’ Hotel, was brought into the criminal court for trial today, but,the case was post- poned until the third Monday in October. Gentry looked pale and careworn, but he appeared to be fully cognizant of his po- sition. Death of Col. Dodge. WATERTOWN, N. Y¥., June 17.—Col. Richard Dodge, U. 8S. A., has died of apoplexy at his summer home at Sackett’s Herbor. Col. Dodge was a native of North Caro- lina, sixty-eight years old. He went to West Point in 1844, graduating four years later, He entered the army as brevet sec- ond Heutenant, and rose by successive pro- motions to the rank of colonel in 1882. He retired in 1891. He was aid-de-camp to Gen. Sherman in 1881-2. —— Gov. Atkinson Better. ATLANTA, Ga., June 17.—Gov. W. H. Atkinson, who was yesterday seized with a sudden and serious attack of appendicitis, m which fatal results were for a time feared, was reported much better this morning. It has not yet been decided whether an cperation will be necessary,